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Backlash - Colossus - Reviewed By Metal Integral! Wednesday June 28 2023, 7:33 PM

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Backlash - Colossus - Reviewed By Metal Integral ! Check it out here at this link: http://www.metal-integral.com/fr/chroniques/8658/backlash/chronique-colossus.html

A dose of thrash for a dose of heavy Preamble In the media, between the news chronicles and the nostalgic chronicles of the 80s or 90s, what do we find? Nothing, nothingness. An album that is more than three months old, or that is not a classic on which it is fashionable to give your opinion for the ten thousandth time, has every chance of remaining buried. I thank Metal Devastation PR which incorporates in its stable of promotions, albums released in recent years but which have not benefited from the media coverage they deserved - a mine of nuggets!

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Colossus by BACKLASHis one of those nuggets that went under the media radar when it was released in 2021, while this album, at the crossroads of thrash metal and heavy metal, has all the qualities to satisfy the public. Let's remember that 2021 was a particularly rotten year to go and defend an album on stage, all the more reason to talk about it now.

Among the eleven groups listed under the name BACKLASH by metal-archives, the one that interests us is the American founded in 2014 in Joliet, Illinois, author of the demo Cutting Teeth in 2018 and of this excellent first album, Colossus , three years later.

The album opens with two lively tracks deliberately oriented towards thrash metal: Sleight Of Handsand Call Of The Void . My preference goes to the second track in which Tyler 's bass takes the floor solo. On both tracks, I appreciate the hysterical right hand of the guitarists in rhythm mode. I note in passing that the production of the album delivers a sound as clear as structured, quite convincing.

The next three tracks are, one after the other, more and more heavy metal while maintaining a good thrash syncopation in the riffing. God Of Destruction is tinged with a heavy with in particular an almost epic solo part. On Desperado , I like the motörhead guitar from the start. As for Awed Nothing, we are entitled to an even heavier title and resolutely cut out for headbanging - pure delight!

Here comes Last Chance my favorite track with its light and harmonious intro which guarantees maximum contrast when the heavy riff falls on me. In addition, I love the densification of the sound on the doubled rhythm passages and I tell myself that in concert, the stomach and the chest must take quite an impact. Cheer ! and that's not counting this very good cry from Ryan which announces a delicious instrumental jam.

Follow Over The Top and Lost Liberty which return to more conventional thrash with their good choruses well chanted and quite conducive to howling in chorus with the singer.

The album ends with Lenity , the most massive track on the album which alternates pounding and pounding thanks to a truly relentless rhythm section. Conclusion at the top!

Colossus rolls out a classic thrash register but I feel BACKLASH 's desire not to stay focused on a purely Bay Area style by including heavy metal, even melodic influences without losing power, which gives the band a real personality. I'm sure that all of these songs that are particularly suitable for the stage must hit very hard live. BACKLASH has something to thrill fans of METALLICA , PANTERA , or METAL CHURCH . Metal Integral

Release Date: July 7, 2021

FFO: Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera

Location: Joliet, IL (Chicago)

Backlash is a thrash and heavy metal group from Joliet, IL that features lead singer/guitarist Ryan Sorensen, lead guitarist Vaughan Reed, bassist Tyler Smith, and drummer Shawn Johnson. Backlash channels an array of classic influences such as Metallica, Megadeth and Pantera in their original music and live shows as they keep pace with modern metallers like Warbringer and Power Trip.

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